The Osceola times., 1887-02-05

DURING gale on the Nova Scotia coast
on the night Of the cath the schooner c.
Graham, from Bermuda, was driven
ashore, and all on BOARD were drowned.
PETE McCoY, one Of the principals In q
prize fight 1t Cleveland, o., on the 25th,
was sentenced on the a6th to pay fine Of
one hundred dollars, and was committed
TO the workhouse for thirty days.
OK the Goth battery OF three boilers in
Harvey's paper mill at Wellsburg, Va,
exploded, completely shattering the west
ern portion OF the mill, instantly killing
two men and wounding three more.
CLARENCE DRESSER, Cedar Rapids Qa)
newspaper man, is in Jail in that city on n
charge Of criminal libel
OK the night OF the 21th Armstrong,
Craig & Co. paper manufacturers at Phil
adelphia, suffered loss Of $4,000 by fire.
AT Port Deposit, Nd, an immense
amount Of damage has been done by
floods, resulting from an ice gorge oppo-
site that place.
OS the 27th Edward Unger, q saloon
keeper was arrested in New York,
charged with the murder Of the man
found in trunk at Baltimore.
J. M. ZIEeLER, OF 81. Louis, committed
suicide at Omaha, Neb., on the 2sth.
COLONEL WEsTMAN, Of Joliet, ILL.,, com
mitted suicide on the 2sth on account OF
illness.
A coLoRED woman named Mary Jones
was shot AZ Baltimore Nd, on the night
Of the 2sth, while burglarizing store.
Postmaster CURRY Of Stewardson, Ill,
has been dismissed on account Of shortage
in his accounts.
A LITTLE daughter Of Amos Weller,
near Des Moines, Ia, was killed on the
2stL by the careless discharge of gun.
THOMAS r. WHITEHEAD, ex-clerk Of the
Cleveland Board of Education, was ar
rested ON the 2Sth, and Is a prisoner at the
county Jail. The grand jury indicted him
for embezzling s2,2s5 Of the funds Of the
board
The jury in the case Of Louis Bieral,
charged with the attempted assassination
Of Surveyor Of the Port Hans s. Beattie,
in New York, found him guilty as
charged, on the 2sth, and recommended
him to the mercy Of the court
The police OF Boston have just succeeded
in breaking up q gang Of boy horse-thieves
In that city, whose exploits have caused a
sensation. They began operations January
l2, and sue ceedcd in stealing 5000 worth
OF horses, sleighs and robes.
The Chinese Minister at Washington
celebrated his birthday on the night OF
the 2sth by pleasant party OF one hun
dred and fifty guests at the legation resi-
dence, The invitations were verbal.
TBE chief post-oiiice inspector has been
informed that five of the men engaged In
the recent robbery of the railroad train al
Gordon, Tex, have been arreste-' and the
prospect is that the other three will be
captured.
| JoHN WILSON KsHoE, who swindled the
National Shoe and Leather Bank Of New
ark, N. j., out of s15, 900, has been captured
at Winfield, Man, and will return the
greater part OF the money, He consented
to return without extradition proceed
ings
JAMES o. WILSON was killed by boiler
explosion at Lakeview, Mich, on the 29th.
| TnE remains of August Bohle. the vic.
| tim of the Baltimore trunk sensation
were received In New York on the 29th
and were taken charge Of by the coroner.
Edward unger, the murderer, has con
fessed
In the case OF May Foster, on trial al
Des Moines, Ia, for the murder of hei
room mate, Jessie Carter, nearly year
ago, the jury returned verdict Of not
guilty on the 29th
BURGLARS entered the store Of Benedict
Il Ruedy, furriers, at Cleveland, o., dur
ing the night of the 2sth and carried of
5000 worth of sealskin sacaues.
| LEONARD BURNBAuM committed suicide
in Central Park, New York, on the Goth,
by shooting himself. Business reverses
and consequent postponed marriage is
the presumable cause.
| JoHN DABIMAN, u wealthy resident OF
Milwaukee, Wis, hanged himself on the
30th, while temporarily insane.
IN furious fight between about fifty
Italians, at Pittsburgh, Pa, on the S0th,
Jour of their number were seriously
stabbed
Jun CORNISH, who murdered Julia Green
in Washington County, KY, on the 25th
was takan from Jail at Springfield, KY, on
the s0th, by a mob, and lynched.